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Black Mesa Brewing Co. this week announced the much-anticipated release of its first barrel-aged beer, Extra Special Endless Skyway Bitter, or ES-ESB. The beer was aged seven months in Remy Martin cognac barrels. Here’s a news release from Black Mesa with info about the beer and release parties...

If you like barleywines or are a big fan of the Washita Wheat that Mustang infused with strawberries at the Oklahoma Craft Beer Festival a couple years ago, you’ll probably be interested in a couple new beers likely headed to market soon. First we have the latest offering from Elk Valley Brewing:...

Tickets for the annual Mashed In Homebrewer’s Showcase are now available. The beer-tasting event is set for 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 15 at TapWerks Ale House. Yours truly poured some homebrew there last year, and I can say it’s definitely a neat event — it’s a great chance to try some of the more […]

I wrote earlier this week about Senate Bill 424 — the bill that would allow breweries to sell beer to the public on brewery premises. Now Tulsa’s Marshall Brewing Co. — the brewery that was instrumental in the passage of the beer sampling bill two sessions ago — has announced its support for SB...

Interesting news out of Krebs this week as Choc Beer Co. has confirmed they are forming a new low-point beer brand, Born Free Craft Beer. Choc Beer President Zach Prichard said the Born Free line will have “a completely separate identity” from Choc. “It’s not a spin-off,” Prichard said in an...

I blogged some time ago about the discrepancy between the number of beer companies and the number of operational breweries in the state. When looking over the list of breweries, one name particularly stood out to me: Stillwater Brewing Co. It stood out because I couldn’t find any information...

You may have heard over the weekend about the introduction of Senate Bill 424 — the bill that would allow brewers to sell their high-point beer to consumers on-premise. The bill has been the subject of much debate, but I think I’ve pinned down a solid understanding of what it all means. Below,...

The Oklahoma beer scene is in the news right now due to at least a couple pieces of interesting beer-related legislation proposed for the upcoming session. But that doesn’t mean all the state’s brewers are sitting around twiddling their thumbs. The work of brewing beer continues and Choc and Elk...

The start of the 2015 legislative session is roughly a week away, and there doesn’t appear to be any sweeping alcohol reform bills on the table at this point. But that doesn’t mean there is nothing on the table. A metro-area state senator has proposed legislation that would impact Oklahoma’s...

I blogged on Monday about the unveiling of a new IPA from Anthem Brewing Co., and last night was able to catch up with Anthem brewmaster Patrick Lively to get some details about the beer. The main question for me, which I posed in Monday’s blog, was did the introduction of an IPA signify a […]

During the summer, I interviewed former Anthem Brewing Co. brewmaster Matt Anthony at length about his company and his plans for the future. My story from the interview appeared in the August issue of LOOK AT OKC. It highlighted Anthony’s rise from aspiring homebrewer to up-and-coming commercial...

Dates have been announced for several upcoming beer events, including the third annual Tulsa Craft Beer Week. Organizers said the “week” will be April 23 to May 2. Here’s a press release from organizers to fill you in on some details: Tulsa Craft Beer Week began as a simple dream and a...